Example sentences of "[noun sg] as [verb] to [art] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Further , under section 7(6) , the GLC was required to have regard to section 7(3) and , where there was a deficit , the GLC was to take such action as appeared to the GLC necessary and appropriate to enable the LTE to comply with the requirements of section 7(3) . |
| 2 | ‘ did wilfully , openly , lewdly and obscenely ’ This point means , without concealment and usually involves an erect penis as opposed to a man merely urinating . |
| 3 | The Perkins 4 ( no of cylinders ) 236 ( size in cub inches ) will fit into a LR but in a four cylinder such as yours space is limited and it is a tight fit The six cylinder with the extra room in the engine bay allows the engine to fit more easily The 189 Ibf h torque as compared to the 103 Ibf h of its original engine will certainly find any weakness in the transmission , the S2A gearbox will handle it better than an S3 |
| 4 | One normally thinks in terms of the 3 year rule as applying to a person who emigrates from the United Kingdom whilst one considers that the 17 year rule is applicable to someone who becomes resident in the United Kingdom whilst retaining his overseas domicile under general principles . |
| 5 | However , I never knew of any among our crew , and would suggest that the reason may lie in the contrasting modes of rest ie , the luxurious , all-encompassing comfort of the hammock as opposed to the cold , hard and impersonal barrack-room bed . |
| 6 | In conclusion , it seems that we can not accept without question the dramatic increase in recorded crime as corresponding to a real increase in victimization of the same proportions . |
| 7 | Category ( e ) should also cater for the situation where a payment may be made to another insurer in accordance with current market practice as opposed to a specific agreement , e.g. a Travel insurer may seek partial reimbursement from us as Home insurers having dealt with a claim which is covered under both policies . |
| 8 | It 's actually and it 's actually sewn in into the louvre as opposed to the er the larger weights . |
| 9 | If the courts regard the allegation as relating to a statutory condition which is itself jurisdictional then they will receive affidavit evidence to show that the condition is not met . |
| 10 | I I recall that I in effect directed that an officer should carry a shotgun as opposed to the original officer that er was down for that weapon . |
| 11 | This refers to the front of the mouth as opposed to the centre or back of the mouth ; a term used when describing where sounds are made in the mouth . |
| 12 | And in the point-of-sale material just a headline as opposed to the two sentences you have now ? |
| 13 | Water temperature : This species prefers a slightly higher temperature range as opposed to the species from the Indian sub-continent . |
| 14 | ‘ to pass ahead of the foremost part of a stationary vehicle on the same side of the crossing as the approaching vehicle , the stationary vehicle having stopped to accord precedence to a foot passenger ’ This phrase is the alternative offence to point number 6 and means that the offending vehicle or part of it must pass a stationary vehicle as opposed to a moving motor vehicle in point 6 . |
| 15 | Even where the government pays for the mechanical means of conservation entirely ( and thus avoids the problems of a lack of capital or labour on the part of the farmer , his inability to forgo food crops for a season , and the reduction of his perception of the risks involved even if his private resources are sufficient ) , such an act engenders apathy on the part of the farmer , who regards the work as belonging to the state ( FAO 1966 : 172 , for a project in Morocco ) . |
| 16 | Mirra Komarovsky , in her study of American Blue Collar Marriage , finds that higher education is correlated with a ‘ less favourable ’ attitude to housewifery , and a number of other studies back up this contention as applied to the American scene . |
| 17 | The rule only applies where the subsequent abuse is a positive wrongful act as opposed to an omission . |
| 18 | I mean do you do better if you put in on a large stake as opposed to a small stake ? |
| 19 | His approach is essentially a gene-centred as opposed to an organism-centred one ( see p. 30 ) . |
| 20 | Explain the difference between the analysis and synthesis as applied to the study and uses of geography . |
| 21 | Under the heading of common law comes also prerogative powers — the powers and privileges recognized by common law as belonging to the monarch . |
| 22 | First , the ‘ absolute supremacy … of regular law as opposed to the influence of arbitrary power ’ . |
| 23 | Where the defendant 's entry is by authority of law as opposed to the plaintiff 's authority and the defendant subsequently abuses that right , then he becomes a trespasser ab initio ( from the moment of entry ) ( Six Carpenters Case ( 1610 ) 8 Co Rep 146A ) . |
| 24 | Current British Government inspired reforms of vocational training have been described by one expert as leading to the creation of a ‘ certified semi-literature under class . ’ |
| 25 | Perhaps the first , and in the end the most lasting , impression that one carries away , is of the contrast between the golden-cream light and space and the exquisite feeling of harmony engendered by the ceiling as opposed to the deep blue darkness and turmoil of the ‘ Last Judgment ’ . |
| 26 | It 's all very complicated and there 's a lot of stuff about original ‘ round ’ core as opposed to the more modern ‘ hex ’ core , and something about wrap wire being able to move around a round core , and the wrap stretching on tuning and just the core moving through the nut , and the smaller space available for gunk to gather , and a heck of a lot more besides . |
| 27 | It is not uncommon for a government backbencher to support his select committee as opposed to a ministerial view . |
| 28 | Nevertheless I share the doubts of Lord Donaldson of Lymington M.R. whether Lord Scarman was intending to mean that the parents of a ‘ Gillick competent ’ child had no right at all to consent to medical treatment of the child as opposed to no exclusive right to such consent . |
| 29 | Will there come a time when that might become so acute that the Minister would be prepared to consider an opt-out as opposed to an opt-in donor system ? |
| 30 | The method used to detect DNA bending depends on the principle that a bend near the end of a restriction fragment causes a less pronounced reduction in electrophoretic mobility as compared to a bend in the middle . |